8th Air Force 225 LEAFLET DROP

15 February 1944

Description

6 B-17s from 305BG/422BS are despatched on a night operation to drop 300 bundles (1,500,000?) leaflets on th French cities of Orleand, Chartres, Cambrai, Le Mans, Lille, and Reims. There are no losses or claims.

Mission Details

CAMBRAI / CHARTRES / LE MANS / LILLE / ORLEANS / RHEIMS

Description: 300 BUNDLES DROPPED

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

Notes: Night leaflet drop on French cities by 305th Bomb Group/422nd Bomb Squadron.

Mission Statistics

  • Aircraft sent: 6
  • Aircraft effective: 6

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 8-Feb-2016. Added Mission Narrative per "The Mighty Eighth War Dairy", Roger A. Freeman.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham, 8th Air Force missions research database / Stan Bishop's 'Losses of the US 8th and 9th Air Forces', the Combat Chronology of the US Army Air Forces and the work of Roger Freeman including the 'Mighty Eighth War Diary'.